diff --git a/casadm/cas_lib.c b/casadm/cas_lib.c
index 4c3307a26..1d4093d92 100644
--- a/casadm/cas_lib.c
+++ b/casadm/cas_lib.c
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ static int _start_cache(uint16_t cache_id, unsigned int cache_init,
 	int fd = 0;
 	struct kcas_start_cache cmd = {};
 	int status;
+	int ioctl = start ? KCAS_IOCTL_START_CACHE : KCAS_IOCTL_ATTACH_CACHE;
 	double min_free_ram_gb;
 
 	fd = open_ctrl_device();
@@ -993,9 +994,9 @@ static int _start_cache(uint16_t cache_id, unsigned int cache_init,
 
 	status = run_ioctl_interruptible_retry(
 			fd,
-			KCAS_IOCTL_START_CACHE,
+			ioctl,
 			&cmd,
-			"Starting cache",
+			start ? "Starting cache" : "Attaching device to cache",
 			cache_id,
 			OCF_CORE_ID_INVALID);
 	cache_id = cmd.cache_id;
@@ -1007,9 +1008,11 @@ static int _start_cache(uint16_t cache_id, unsigned int cache_init,
 			min_free_ram_gb /= GiB;
 
 			cas_printf(LOG_ERR, "Not enough free RAM.\n"
-					"You need at least %0.2fGB to start cache"
+					"You need at least %0.2fGB to %s cache"
 					" with cache line size equal %llukB.\n",
-					min_free_ram_gb, line_size / KiB);
+					min_free_ram_gb,
+					start ? "start" : "attach a device to",
+					line_size / KiB);
 
 			if (64 * KiB > line_size)
 				cas_printf(LOG_ERR, "Try with greater cache line size.\n");
@@ -1030,7 +1033,9 @@ static int _start_cache(uint16_t cache_id, unsigned int cache_init,
 	check_cache_state_incomplete(cache_id, fd);
 	close(fd);
 
-	cas_printf(LOG_INFO, "Successfully added cache instance %u\n", cache_id);
+	cas_printf(LOG_INFO, "Successfully %s %u\n",
+			start ? "added cache instance" : "attached device to cache",
+			cache_id);
 
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1043,6 +1048,12 @@ int start_cache(uint16_t cache_id, unsigned int cache_init,
 			line_size, force, true);
 }
 
+int attach_cache(uint16_t cache_id, const char *cache_device, int force)
+{
+	return _start_cache(cache_id, CACHE_INIT_NEW, cache_device,
+			ocf_cache_mode_none, ocf_cache_line_size_none, force, false);
+}
+
 int stop_cache(uint16_t cache_id, int flush)
 {
 	int fd = 0;
diff --git a/casadm/cas_lib.h b/casadm/cas_lib.h
index 8144376d2..835d8bca3 100644
--- a/casadm/cas_lib.h
+++ b/casadm/cas_lib.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 * Copyright(c) 2012-2022 Intel Corporation
+* Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 */
 
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ int start_cache(uint16_t cache_id, unsigned int cache_init,
 		ocf_cache_line_size_t line_size, int force);
 int stop_cache(uint16_t cache_id, int flush);
 
+int attach_cache(uint16_t cache_id, const char *cache_device, int force);
+
 #ifdef WI_AVAILABLE
 #define CAS_CLI_HELP_START_CACHE_MODES "wt|wb|wa|pt|wi|wo"
 #define CAS_CLI_HELP_SET_CACHE_MODES "wt|wb|wa|pt|wi|wo"
diff --git a/casadm/cas_main.c b/casadm/cas_main.c
index e6d656139..f4e592734 100644
--- a/casadm/cas_main.c
+++ b/casadm/cas_main.c
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ static cli_option start_options[] = {
 	{0}
 };
 
+static cli_option attach_cache_options[] = {
+	{'d', "cache-device", CACHE_DEVICE_DESC, 1, "DEVICE", CLI_OPTION_REQUIRED},
+	{'i', "cache-id", CACHE_ID_DESC_LONG, 1, "ID", CLI_OPTION_REQUIRED},
+	{'f', "force", "Force attaching the cache device"},
+	{0}
+};
+
 static int check_fs(const char* device, bool force)
 {
 	char cache_dev_path[MAX_STR_LEN];
@@ -405,6 +412,15 @@ int validate_cache_path(const char* path, bool force)
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
+int handle_cache_attach(void)
+{
+	return attach_cache(
+			command_args_values.cache_id,
+			command_args_values.cache_device,
+			command_args_values.force
+			);
+}
+
 int handle_start()
 {
 	int status;
@@ -2204,6 +2220,16 @@ static cli_command cas_commands[] = {
 			.flags = CLI_SU_REQUIRED,
 			.help = NULL,
 		},
+		{
+			.name = "attach-cache",
+			.desc = "Attach cache device",
+			.long_desc = NULL,
+			.options = attach_cache_options,
+			.command_handle_opts = start_cache_command_handle_option,
+			.handle = handle_cache_attach,
+			.flags = CLI_SU_REQUIRED,
+			.help = NULL,
+		},
 		{
 			.name = "stop-cache",
 			.short_name = 'T',
diff --git a/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c b/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c
index 51e8dcf34..3ba65a386 100644
--- a/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c
+++ b/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c
@@ -1876,6 +1876,39 @@ static int cache_mngt_create_cache_device_cfg(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cache_mngt_attach_cache_cfg(char *cache_name, size_t name_len,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_config *cfg,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *attach_cfg,
+		struct kcas_start_cache *cmd)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	if (!cmd)
+		return -OCF_ERR_INVAL;
+
+	memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(*cfg));
+	memset(attach_cfg, 0, sizeof(*attach_cfg));
+
+	result = cache_mngt_create_cache_device_cfg(&attach_cfg->device,
+			cmd->cache_path_name);
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	//TODO maybe attach should allow to change cache line size?
+	//cfg->cache_line_size = cmd->line_size;
+	cfg->use_submit_io_fast = !use_io_scheduler;
+	cfg->locked = true;
+	cfg->metadata_volatile = true;
+
+	cfg->backfill.max_queue_size = max_writeback_queue_size;
+	cfg->backfill.queue_unblock_size = writeback_queue_unblock_size;
+	attach_cfg->cache_line_size = cmd->line_size;
+	attach_cfg->force = cmd->force;
+	attach_cfg->discard_on_start = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void cache_mngt_destroy_cache_device_cfg(
 		struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config *cfg)
 {
@@ -2054,7 +2087,6 @@ static void init_instance_complete(struct _cache_mngt_attach_context *ctx,
 
 }
 
-
 static void calculate_min_ram_size(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		struct _cache_mngt_attach_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -2084,6 +2116,30 @@ static void calculate_min_ram_size(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Cannot calculate amount of DRAM needed\n");
 }
 
+static void _cache_mngt_attach_complete(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv,
+		int error)
+{
+	struct _cache_mngt_attach_context *ctx = priv;
+	int caller_status;
+	char *path;
+
+	cache_mngt_destroy_cache_device_cfg(&ctx->device_cfg);
+
+	if (!error) {
+		path = (char *)ocf_volume_get_uuid(ocf_cache_get_volume(
+					cache))->data;
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Succsessfully attached %s\n", path);
+	}
+
+	caller_status =_cache_mngt_async_callee_set_result(&ctx->async, error);
+	if (caller_status != -KCAS_ERR_WAITING_INTERRUPTED)
+		return;
+
+	kfree(ctx);
+	ocf_mngt_cache_unlock(cache);
+	ocf_mngt_cache_put(cache);
+}
+
 static void _cache_mngt_start_complete(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv, int error)
 {
 	struct _cache_mngt_attach_context *ctx = priv;
@@ -2450,6 +2506,56 @@ int cache_mngt_create_cache_standby_activate_cfg(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cache_mngt_attach_device(const char *cache_name, size_t name_len,
+		const char *device, struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *attach_cfg)
+{
+	struct _cache_mngt_attach_context *context;
+	ocf_cache_t cache;
+	int result = 0;
+
+	result = ocf_mngt_cache_get_by_name(cas_ctx, cache_name,
+			OCF_CACHE_NAME_SIZE, &cache);
+	if (result)
+		goto err_get;
+
+	result = _cache_mngt_lock_sync(cache);
+	if (result)
+		goto err_lock;
+
+	result = cache_mngt_check_bdev(&attach_cfg->device,
+			attach_cfg->force, true, cache);
+	if (result)
+		goto err_ctx;
+
+	context = kzalloc(sizeof(*context), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!context) {
+		result = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_ctx;
+	}
+
+	context->device_cfg = attach_cfg->device;
+
+	_cache_mngt_async_context_init(&context->async);
+
+	ocf_mngt_cache_attach(cache, attach_cfg, _cache_mngt_attach_complete,
+			context);
+	result = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&context->async.cmpl);
+
+	result = _cache_mngt_async_caller_set_result(&context->async, result);
+	if (result == -KCAS_ERR_WAITING_INTERRUPTED)
+		goto err_get;
+
+	volume_set_no_merges_flag_helper(cache);
+
+	kfree(context);
+err_ctx:
+	ocf_mngt_cache_unlock(cache);
+err_lock:
+	ocf_mngt_cache_put(cache);
+err_get:
+	return result;
+}
+
 int cache_mngt_activate(struct ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_config *cfg,
 		struct kcas_standby_activate *cmd)
 {
diff --git a/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.h b/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.h
index 24f6c66cf..8dd6bf38b 100644
--- a/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.h
+++ b/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 * Copyright(c) 2012-2022 Intel Corporation
+* Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 */
 #ifndef __LAYER_CACHE_MANAGEMENT_H__
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ int cache_mngt_reset_stats(const char *cache_name, size_t cache_name_len,
 int cache_mngt_set_partitions(const char *cache_name, size_t name_len,
 		struct kcas_io_classes *cfg);
 
+int cache_mngt_attach_device(const char *cache_name, size_t name_len,
+		const char *device, struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *attach_cfg);
+
 int cache_mngt_exit_instance(const char *cache_name, size_t name_len,
 			int flush);
 
@@ -49,6 +53,11 @@ int cache_mngt_create_cache_cfg(struct ocf_mngt_cache_config *cfg,
 		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *attach_cfg,
 		struct kcas_start_cache *cmd);
 
+int cache_mngt_attach_cache_cfg(char *cache_name, size_t name_len,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_config *cfg,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *attach_cfg,
+		struct kcas_start_cache *cmd);
+
 int cache_mngt_core_pool_get_paths(struct kcas_core_pool_path *cmd_info);
 
 int cache_mngt_core_pool_remove(struct kcas_core_pool_remove *cmd_info);
diff --git a/modules/cas_cache/service_ui_ioctl.c b/modules/cas_cache/service_ui_ioctl.c
index ae8fc7bd8..ef5383bd8 100644
--- a/modules/cas_cache/service_ui_ioctl.c
+++ b/modules/cas_cache/service_ui_ioctl.c
@@ -78,6 +78,27 @@ long cas_service_ioctl_ctrl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		RETURN_CMD_RESULT(cmd_info, arg, retval);
 	}
 
+	case KCAS_IOCTL_ATTACH_CACHE: {
+		struct kcas_start_cache *cmd_info;
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_config cfg;
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config attach_cfg;
+		char cache_name[OCF_CACHE_NAME_SIZE];
+
+		GET_CMD_INFO(cmd_info, arg);
+
+		cache_name_from_id(cache_name, cmd_info->cache_id);
+
+		retval = cache_mngt_attach_cache_cfg(cache_name, OCF_CACHE_NAME_SIZE,
+				&cfg, &attach_cfg, cmd_info);
+		if (retval)
+			RETURN_CMD_RESULT(cmd_info, arg, retval);
+
+		retval = cache_mngt_attach_device(cache_name, OCF_CACHE_NAME_SIZE,
+				cmd_info->cache_path_name, &attach_cfg);
+
+		RETURN_CMD_RESULT(cmd_info, arg, retval);
+	}
+
 	case KCAS_IOCTL_SET_CACHE_STATE: {
 		struct kcas_set_cache_state *cmd_info;
 		char cache_name[OCF_CACHE_NAME_SIZE];
diff --git a/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h b/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h
index a9cd4a384..db1f85ca6 100644
--- a/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h
+++ b/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ struct kcas_standby_activate
  *    39    *    KCAS_IOCTL_STANDBY_ACTIVATE                *    OK            *
  *    40    *    KCAS_IOCTL_CORE_INFO                       *    OK            *
  *    41    *    KCAS_IOCTL_START_CACHE                     *    OK            *
+ *    43    *    KCAS_IOCTL_ATTACH_CACHE                    *    OK            *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
 
@@ -504,6 +505,9 @@ struct kcas_standby_activate
 /** Start new cache instance, load cache or recover cache */
 #define KCAS_IOCTL_START_CACHE _IOWR(KCAS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 41, struct kcas_start_cache)
 
+/** Attach cache device */
+#define KCAS_IOCTL_ATTACH_CACHE _IOWR(KCAS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 43, struct kcas_start_cache)
+
 /**
  * Extended kernel CAS error codes
  */